Ethan, Linda, and Eric talk about the best books they read this year.

Books discussed:

• Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
• King Sorrow by Joe Hill
• Angel Down by Daniel Kraus
• The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
• The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali
• Starter villain by John Scalzi
• Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
• The Will of the Many by James Islington
• The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty

Ethan, Ryan, and Kat discuss books about AI.

Books discussed:

• The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want by Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna
• I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
• Simply Artificial Intelligence published by DK

Other titles discussed: The Song of Achilles, Circe by Madeline Miller, Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment by Jason Schreier, Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy, and Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton.

Ethan, Anne, and Maggie discuss memoirs.

Books discussed:

• This Time Next Year We'll Be Laughing by Jacqueline Winspear
• Cabin: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman by Patrick Hutchison
• Patriot by Alexei Navalny

Other titles discussed: Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood, Angel Down by Daniel Kraus, and All the Beautiful Sinners by Stephen Graham Jones.

Ethan, Anne, and Ryan discuss books they've read recently.

Books discussed:

• How to Be Both by Ali Smith
• God of the Woods by Liz Moore
• Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton

Other titles discussed: Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams, The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson, and The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M Graff

John Scalzi titles discussed: Zoe's Tale, Starter Villain, and When the Moon Hits Your Eye

Ethan, Anne, and Maggie discuss books set in, or (roughly) from, the 1970s.

Books Discussed:

• The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton
• The Crime of Punishment by Karl A Menninger
• Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

Other books mentioned: The Turner House by Angela Flournoy, Patriot by Alexei Navalny, and Wind & Truth by Brandon Sanderson.

Ethan, Anne, and Alina discuss books for the Halloween season.

Books discussed:

• Pay the Piper by George A. Romero & Daniel Kraus
• A Dowry of Blood by S. T. Gibson
• The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters

Other books mentioned: Darkly: Black History and America's Gothic Soul by Leila Taylor, The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict, Maeve Fly by C. J. Leede, and The Leftovers by Tom Perotta.

Ethan, Anne, and Maggie discuss books set in or about Europe.

Books discussed:

• Western Lane by Chetna Maroo
• How We Survived Communism & Even Laughed by Slavenka Drakulic
• The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss eBooks they might take on vacation.

Books discussed:

• Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell
• Who Is Vera Kelly? by Rosalie Knecht
• Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld

Other books mentioned: Miracle in the Andes by Nando Parrado, Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy

Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss nonfiction books about food.

Books discussed:

• The Core of an Onion: Peeling the Rarest Common Food, by Mark Kurlansky
• My First Popsicle: An Anthology of Food and Feelings, edited by Zosia Mamet
• The Lost Supper: Searching for the Future of Food in the Flavors of the Past, by Taras Grescoe

Other books mentioned: Enter Ghost by Isabelle Hammad, Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld, and The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers

Teri, Anne, and Ethan discuss recent releases they enjoyed.

Books discussed:

• The Biography of X by Catherine Lacey
• Absolution by Alice McDermott
• The Skull by Jon Klassen

Other books mentioned: Mister Magic by Kiersten White, Chain-Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel, Happiness Falls by Angie Kim.